Showing posts with label tutorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorial. Show all posts

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Little Word Egg Tutorial



So a friend showed me a picture of these sweet little eggs with words on them.....I thought they were very cute & she wanted to make some for herself - so here's a how-to just for you Kelly!



Materials needed-
Clay - I used white polymer, you could use air dry or colored clay if you'd like
Paint - acrylic, I used burnt sienna & a light green & Paint brush
Rubber Stamps - alphabet

These are really, really easy to do - I promise.

Preheat your oven to the temp from the package.

Knead your clay until soft - then roll into a ball & pinch the end slightly to get an egg shape.

Take your stamps & stamp the middle letters first - it's a little trick so the word is even.

Bake according to the directions, my clay said bake 15 minutes for every 1/4" thick, so I baked them for a 1/2 hour.


I wish I could tell you I did something great while they baked, but really I cleaned my bathroom. If that is your idea of fun though, please come over & clean it anytime!

Once they are baked & cooled put a little of your dark paint on a brush & swirl it over the letters, then take a damp cloth & wipe the excess off.

You can leave it the clay color or paint the egg a different color - I decided to lightly paint a very light minty green over the top.

I then grabbed a little filler from a gift basket we received & made a little nest - viola! You're done! How cute are these? You can put names on them, or MOM for Mother's Day coming up. If you are making one with a longer word or name, just make your egg a little bigger.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Easy Easter Card Tutorial


So my girls have been doing a bit of painting lately & the paper is piling up. I was thinking I should use the paintings & make some cute Easter cards to send out.

All you need is some artwork you are okay to cut up
A cookie Cutter (I had a bunny head)
A pencil
Glue Stick
Blank Cards - I have the pre-cut & folded ones from the craft store

First- get your drawing/painting & flip it over

Second place your cookie-cutter on & trace

Then cut it out & glue them to the card stock

Ta-dah! You're done & now have Easter cards to send out to the family!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Ugly Stained Shirt= Cute Tu-Tu Shirt

So Audrey enjoys tu-tus. She likes to run around with them on. She has a pink one that is attached to a onesie type shirt that is too small now & "goes into her butt" as she likes to say. There is also the one she got for Christmas that can be worn over anything.

But I knew she wanted one that was attached to a shirt......So........I took an old stained shirt that she hadn't worn in awhile (wow - didn't realize it was THAT bad!) and some leftover tulle and fabric (look familiar Kelly?) and made a little shirt for her. All I did was fold & sew the tulle along the bottom of the shirt and then I steam-a-seamed the leaf-shapes onto the stained area. I choose to top stitch the leaf edges - just in case. This photo is before I ironed & sewed the pieces on - I did move them a bit.


Viola - an old throw-out shirt is now wearable & fun!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Bird Seed Ornament Tutorial

The other day the girls & I made ornaments for our little birdie friends.
Here is an easy way to do it:

Gather you supplies-


A dish of birdseed (we had 2 - one for each)
I used rye cocktail bread (leftover from an appetizer)
Peanut Butter
Skewer - or something to poke a hole in the bread
String - something to hang the ornaments on




First, spread peanut butter on the bread

Second, dunk the bread PB side down into the dish of seed

Third, poke a hole in the bread with your skewer & put your string thru

Then hang out on a tree or bush in your yard & watch the birds flock to them